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A spokesperson explained that the bags actually contain leaves that had been collected by the road-sweeping teams in an attempt to keep the area tidy.

Speaking on Friday, Hoskin said: "Why do Plymouth City Council think it is OK to leave 30-odd black bin-liners on the road side?

The piles of rubbish in Plymouth City Council refuse sacks (Image: Kevin Hoskin)

"In a busy residential area with a school near by, it has been on the roadside for three days now. If a member of the public did that they would fine them, but it is ok for them to leave rubbish piles like that.

"This is fly tipping and unexceptional why should they get away with it.

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"They [the council] heavily fine people if they catch them doing this and sometimes these cases go to court. They employ officers to walk around the city giving on the spot fines to members of the public dropping litter."

Mr Hoskin said that he had not received an explanation from the council [on Friday], but a representative for the authority said that contact will be made in due course.

Mr Hoskin claims the rubbish was left there for almost three days (Image: Kevin Hoskin)

A Plymouth City Council spokesperson said: "The bags in this picture are full of leaves and have been collected by our road sweeping teams.

"We are getting in touch with the resident who raised these concerns."